EL PASO COUNTY – A woman is in custody after a standoff with El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies Monday.
Deputies arrested 31-year-old Amy Weeks without incident after a more than four-hour-long standoff. The Sheriff’s Office said Weeks was wanted on several warrants in connection to firing a gun during a domestic violence incident.
Deputies first responded to the scene in the 2300 block of Klein Place, near Constitution and Marksheffel around 2:50 p.m. Monday. Deputies said Weeks tried to escape, but ran back into the house when she encountered deputies.
@EPCSheriff says Amy Weeks, 31, is barricaded in a home at the 2300 block of Klein Place. @EPCSheriff says the stand off has been going on since 2:50 p.m. Deputies were serving a summons to Weeks for domestic violence. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/gRaM2YderG
— Carl Winder KOAA (@CWinderKOAA) September 18, 2018
Authorities tried to get her to surrender, but were unsuccessful. She stayed inside the home until the SWAT teams entered and arrested her just after 7 p.m.
She was booked into the El Paso County jail Monday night on outstanding felony and misdemeanor warrants.
